Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 69 / Wednesday, April 11, 2007 / Notices 18269 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Extension of Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 

Aircraft Operator Security 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) has forwarded the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval of an extension of 

the currently approved collection under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. TSA 

published a Federal Register notice, 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments, of the following collection of 

information on November 2, 2006 (71 

FR 64547). 

DATES: Send your comments by May 11, 

2007. A comment to OMB is most 

effective if OMB receives it within 30 

days of publication. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security/TSA, 

and sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanna Johnson, Communications 

Branch, Business Management Office, 

Operational Process and Technology, 

TSA–11, Transportation Security 

Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 

Arlington, VA 22202–4220; telephone 

(571) 227–3651; facsimile (571) 227–

3588. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. Therefore, in preparation for 

OMB review and approval of the 

following information collection, TSA is 

soliciting comments to—

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement is necessary for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

Title: Aircraft Operator Security. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1652–0003. 

Forms(s): NA. 

Affected Public: Aircraft operators 

regulated by 49 CFR part 1544. 

Abstract: As part of the aircraft 

operator security standards TSA has 

implemented at 49 CFR part 1544, 

aircraft operators are required to 

maintain and update, as necessary, 

records of compliance with the security 

program provisions outlined in part 

1544. This regulation also requires 

aircraft operators to make their security 

programs and associated records 

available for inspection by TSA to 

ensure security, safety, and regulatory 

compliance. Under this regulation, 

aircraft operators must ensure flight 

crew members and employees with 

unescorted access authority or who 

perform screening functions submit to a 

criminal history records check (CHRC). 

In order to conduct a CHRC, these 

individuals must provide their 

identifying information to the aircraft 

operator, including fingerprints. In 

addition to conducting CHRCs and 

maintaining security program 

documents, these aircraft operators 

devote considerable time to comparing 

passenger names to watch lists 

distributed by TSA. The collection 

requirements associated with aircraft 

operator security programs remain 

critical in the aftermath of the terrorist 

attacks of September 11, 2001. 

Number of Respondents: 830. The 80 

respondents listed in the November 2, 

2006, notice represent airlines holding a 

full Aircraft Operator Standard Security 

Program (AOSSP). These aircraft 

operators generally provide scheduled 

passenger service and tend to be larger 

companies. In addition to these 

respondents, TSA is adding 750 aircraft 

operators who maintain a Twelve-Five 

Standard Security Program (TFSSP), a 

Private Charter Standard Security 

Program (PCSSP), a specialized limited 

program, or a partial program as 

described in § 1544.101. Aircraft 

operators that maintain a specialized 

limited program typically provide ondemand air service, as well as 

scheduled service and tend to be 

smaller companies. Part 1544 also 

governs recordkeeping requirements for 

aircraft operators maintaining a full AllCargo Standard Security Program; 

however, their hour burden has been 

separately reported under OMB control 

number 1652–0040. Thus, the total 

number of respondents claimed under 

this information collection is 830. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 1,625,000 hours annually. 

TSA revised the estimate published in 

its November 2, 2006, notice to more 

accurately reflect the time and effort the 

respondents are expending in order to 

comply with the security program 

requirement and to compare passenger 

names against watch lists distributed by 

TSA. While TSA directs aircraft 

operators to conduct these watch lists 

checks, it does not specify how they are 

to do so; thus, actual hour burdens for 

the watch lists comparison vary widely 

across the industry. TSA estimates 80 

AOSSP aircraft operators devote 

approximately 1.4 million hours per 

year to conduct TSA watch list 

comparisons and report matches to 

TSA, perform CHRCs, and maintain 

their security programs. TSA estimates 

the 750 TFSSP, PCSSP, limited, and 

partial program aircraft operators devote 

approximately 230,250 hours per year to 

conduct TSA watch list comparisons 

and report matches to TSA, perform 

CHRCs, and maintain their security 

programs. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on April 4, 

2007. 

Fran Lozito, 

Director, Business Management Office, 

Operational Process and Technology. 

[FR Doc. E7–6763 Filed 4–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5117–N–29] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; Survey 

of HUD-Approved Housing Counseling 

Agencies 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 


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